40+% Dems, GOPers say Olive Garden is quality ethnic food

A greater number of Republicans than Democrats believe Olive Garden is “a quality source of authentic ethnic food,” but it’s close: More than 40 percent of people on both sides of the aisle agree with the statement (44 percent of Republicans, 41 percent of Democrats).

In a much wider split, 72 percent of Democrats say they would pay more for restaurant food if doing so allowed employees to have health-care coverage through work. The figure for Republicans is 41 percent.

Those are among the finding of a food survey by Public Policy Polling. Eater sums it up here; the press release is here; full results are here.

At the risk of turning this into a political discussion on a food blog, this statement says a lot:

“In a much wider split, 72 percent of Democrats say they would pay more for restaurant food if doing so allowed employees to have health-care coverage through work. The figure for Republicans is 41 percent.”